Details have leaked about Sony Ericsson's new "super phone", and the specs sound impressive. But given the track record, can an Xperia ever actually be a phone that really matters? »12/22/11 4:40am 12/22/11 4:40am

Sony-only phones are coming back as predicted. The Japanese electronics giant has announced that it will acquire Ericsson's share of Sony Ericsson partnership, bringing it into the Sony 'platform of network-connected' products. »10/27/11 5:20am 10/27/11 5:20am

Amid the numbers and percentages in Sony Ericsson's Q3 financial data is a quote from CEO Bert Nordberg, in which he says the company will move "the entire portfolio to smartphones" by 2012. That K600i update isn't happening, folks. »10/14/11 7:20am 10/14/11 7:20am

Smugglers in China will go to great lengths to get their contraband like mobile phones into and out of the country. In the past, they've used housewives and even crossbows and pulleys. This latest operation used gas cylinders. »10/04/11 12:57am 10/04/11 12:57am

Sony Ericsson used to be a hugely popular phone maker with some interesting handset designs—sort of like Motorola. But unlike Motorola, it sat and did nothing while Apple created the smartphone frenzy. Perhaps that was a mistake! »10/03/11 9:24am 10/03/11 9:24am

Phone sizes keep creeping up, to the point where I worry using a 10.1-inch tablet will soon become the norm. If rumors are correct, Sony Ericsson's thinking big with their first glasses-free 3D phone—a possible PlayStation phone, perhaps? »8/02/11 7:00am 8/02/11 7:00am

When Apple, Microsoft, Google and others started bidding on a treasure trove of Nortel wireless patents this past week, the search giant from California made a series of, well, unconventional bids that had observers mystified. »7/03/11 10:00am 7/03/11 10:00am

They've actually partnered with NXP, which is the same chip-maker that put the NFC support into the Nexus S phone. Get ready to be disappointed by how few places let you pay via NFC, nerds. [GigaOm] »6/17/11 7:48am 6/17/11 7:48am

Amazon's having another one of its mondo smartphone sales, this time featuring seven discounted Verizon handsets. But the deal that's going to tempt you is the Xperia Play, which is basically free with a two-year contract. »6/03/11 6:51pm 6/03/11 6:51pm

From March, you'll be able to pick up the latest PSP. Sorry, did I say PSP? I meant Xperia Play phone—but really, it's hard to tell the difference. True, it's running Android, but at the very core of the phone is a gaming titan begging you to play it. And play I did. »2/15/11 2:00pm 2/15/11 2:00pm

Pop quiz: Which of these logos belongs to Sony Ericsson and which belongs to Clearwire? If you don't know the answer, then you've justified the federal trademark lawsuit Sony Ericsson just filed. »1/17/11 7:40pm 1/17/11 7:40pm